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Howdy, Holy shit! I've been having some issues too, but nothing like that. I've been recovering from rotator cuff surgery and have been back on the ice in a limited capacity (reffing and practice) for a few weeks, but this past Sunday started having some pretty bad vertigo. That seems to maybe be getting a little better, but still not going to be able to skate a tournament this weekend I really wanted to do at a minimum. I hope your shoulder stuff goes well and you get good news from the next colonoscopy! Mark

Visibility with the cage is good. I don't know if I can say it's better or worse than the previous Re-Akt Titanium, it feels the same, which is good. The cage is light, the i2 coloring provides good visibility. My only complaints is the chin cup sits very forward in the cage, and I am not a fan of the chin cup sitting directly on my chin. However, I think I can make some slight modifications to the cage to pull the chin cup closer to the bars. Overall, I think the new Profile III Titanium is a good cage. I have no regrets about purchasing it.

It almost seems like a blend between the OG Profile II and the previous generation Profile III. I am testing it tonight and will let you know if the new design is good or bad.

If you weigh new STEP steel (out of the box) and new XC Blade (out of the box) I think the XC Blade weighs about 11 grams heavier. I have been testing the XC Blade MC and LC variations. So far, I don't see any significant benefits or negatives. I tried 3/4", 7/8", and 1" ROH. The best overall was the 3/4" ROH which gave good bite and a decent amount of glide. 1" ROH on the XC Blade, I felt like I was losing too much power on starts and stops. However, I have moved back to using my Flare. I feel the attack angle and glide is better with my Flare compared to the XC. I also have my Flare profiled with an SSM Natural Curve profile, which I like much more than the Quad 0 that comes on the XC Blade.

It’s official out 8-12 weeks. pretty easy to see the fracture

So spring hasn’t been good at all. My latest colonoscopy showed some mild dysplasia (precancerous tissue). I’m getting a more enhanced colonoscopy in the fall. And depending on how that looks I’ll be getting surgery to either remove a portion of my colon removed or a total colectomy. Then if that wasn’t enough I stepped on a puck and went into the boards and broke my shoulder. The top corner of my humerus broke. I’m seeing Orthopedics tomorrow to see if I need to have surgery for that. There goes my summer.